Official Cup

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Håkan Lindgren got the match started through his kick off. Lars Sundström might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ni Jun Sha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Sundström ran back to his position shaking his head. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 3rd minute of play. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren in the 5th minute of play. Ni Jun Sha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Kasiewski in the 8th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Jun Sha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwan Kasiewski in the 11th minute of the match. Alaaddin Solskjær took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Lindgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ni Jun Sha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Lindgren. Ni Jun Sha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Roberto-Carlos da Silva got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Iwan Kasiewski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Jun Sha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. If Iwan Kasiewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ni Jun Sha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Kasiewski in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Kasiewski in the 42nd minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ni Jun Sha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Iwan Kasiewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ni Jun Sha made a huge save. In the 54th minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Jun Sha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Sundström scored 0-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ni Jun Sha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Kasiewski in the 64th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when Brothers of Mercy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yin Yun Fan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Ni Jun Sha made a huge save. Carlos-Alberto Bayona made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Brothers of Mercy's Valter Ahlerot. FC Kurdistan's Nils Hopp managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valter Ahlerot in the 75 minute of the game. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliot Nordgren in the 76th minute of play. Brothers of Mercy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Elliot Nordgren scored to the left of an out of position Ni Jun Sha, making the score, 0-4. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Brothers of Mercy from getting a goal against them. Nils Hopp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ni Jun Sha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brothers of Mercy's Ni Jun Sha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Brothers of Mercy from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the game, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alaaddin Solskjær made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. FC Kurdistan played a much better game than Brothers of Mercy and deserved their victory. The Brothers of Mercy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.